[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Why can't Jia Amnesty discover things that Jia Yan can discover?You know, he is a first-class supernatural general, but he is eligible to participate in the ceremony of persuading farmers, just like his wife and daughter are eligible to participate in the ceremony of picking mulberry.

Just as Jia Yan walked out of her yard, she met Wang Shanbao's family who came to find her specially.

As soon as Wang Shanbao's family saw Jia Yan, they rushed up to greet Jia Yan, and said, "Miss, are you going to the wife's room? Coincidentally, the wife sent me to look for the girl?"

Jia Yan asked, "What's your order?"

Wang Shanbao's family quickly shook his head, shook his head halfway, then nodded in panic, and said: "If you are a girl, it's not the wife, it's the master."

"Father?"

Jia Yan immediately thought that she had just returned from the palace after participating in the mulberry-picking ceremony. Didn't her father, Jia She, have just attended the ceremony of persuading farmers and just arrived home now?

Combined with the last Lantern Festival and this mulberry-picking ceremony, Jia Yan didn't understand, so he quickly asked Wang Shanbao's family to lead the way.

Just now Wang Shanbao's family was serving Mrs. Xing in Mrs. Xing's upper room, but Jia Amnesty came in suddenly with a dark face, which shocked her.

Jia She wandered around the room for a few times before asking her to call Jia Yan. At that time, Wang Shanbao's family could clearly see Jia She's face. When he saw Jia Yan, he said, "Girl, This, this matter, can you explain to this servant. The old slave is in a panic."

Jia Yan thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It has nothing to do with you."

"That……"

"I'll tell my father in a while and you'll understand."

Wang Shanbao's family heard that his heart felt more and more itchy like a kitten's paw scratching.

Fortunately, she is Mrs. Xing's accompanying room, and Jia Yan is growing up day by day. If Jia Amnesty wants to talk to his daughter, his wife, Mrs. Xing, must be present. , including one of the two Fengyi female officials of Wang Shanbao's family.

Therefore, even though he was very curious, Wang Shanbao's family was still able to put a smile on his face, and waited for Jia Yan to enter Mrs. Xing's upper room.

After Jia Yan showed the ceremony to her parents, before she had time to sit down, Jia Amnesty hurriedly said: "Second girl, have you been wronged in the palace this time?"

Jia Yan smiled and said, "Father? The empress is so honorable, how could she trouble me, a little girl who is only 12 years old? Of course, if you say that you are cold to your daughter, it is possible."

It's just that this cold word is also very particular.

If it weren't for the comparison with last year's mulberry-picking ceremony, Jia Yan wouldn't have noticed anything wrong here.

After listening to the previous sentence, Jia She was relieved a little, but when he heard the latter sentence, Jia She stopped immediately.

When the old Prince Yizhong was still the prince, he was also the prince's companion to read. Why didn't he understand the cold word Jia Yan said?

At that moment, Jia Amnesty's expression changed.

Seeing this, Jia Yan said, "Father would ask his daughter that on the first day he came back, but what happened?"

In fact, everyone came back together, but Mrs. Xing and Jia Yan went back to the room and changed into homely clothes first, and Jia She had something else to do, so it was delayed for a while.

Jia Amnesty thought for a while, then smiled wryly, and said, "Long Live just called me to your side, and then he didn't say a word to me, and he didn't even look at me."

There is a lot to say about this.

The ceremony of persuading farmers and picking mulberries is the most important event in February every year. It is a sacrificial ceremony, and it is also a ceremony to show the emperor's attention to farming to the subjects of the world.So there are very strict procedures.

When the emperor was persuading farmers, there were rules of etiquette for who stood where.The emperor called Jia She to his side, that was pampering, but when he called to him, he didn't talk to Jia She or even look at Jia She, that was beating.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xing also whispered: "Master, is it because of your wife?"

Jia She immediately frowned and said, "If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you hesitating?"

Mrs. Xing shrank her neck and said in a low voice: "I heard about it as a wife. Master, do you still remember what Baoyu and that girl did in Jiangyunxuan?"

Jia Amnesty frowned in displeasure, and said, "What does this have to do with it?"

"I just heard about being a wife. I heard people say that because Baoyu has a long history, she has attracted taboos in the palace, so she was abolished in this way..."

"Shut up!" Jia She was furious, "Do you believe such a bastard? Who do you think Wanzai is?"

"But, everyone says, Wanzai is a hothead..."

"you!"

Seeing that Jia She was about to erupt, Jia Yan hurriedly said: "Father, although what my wife said was a rumor, but the Supreme Emperor's prestige is very strong, plus the matter of the old Prince Yizhong back then, someone here deliberately spread such words. This possibility is not impossible. The daughter thought, such rumors were circulated among the women in the inner house at the beginning. Long live will not really care about it, but if you are in a hurry and feel unhappy, that's okay Human nature."

Jia She frowned and said, "You mean, it's because I'm ahead of you, so long live..."

Jia Yan said with a smile: "It may not be the case at all."

Jia She frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Isn't this obvious? Just like my daughter, if I want to use someone, I will find something to test the other party's character and ability. My daughter guessed that our family was not obvious before, but now we have sweet potatoes For such a great contribution, Long Live wants to see if our family is honored, whether our temperament will be bad, whether we can be honored or humiliated. Maybe we will take the opportunity to force it to see if we are the only ones like this A little patience."

This is in line with the rules of employing people.

Jia Amnesty nodded silently.

Indeed.It is also a very common phenomenon for the poor to become rich.

If Wansui just thought that their family was lucky and took credit for picking up sweet potatoes for nothing, he would have sealed his title long ago, and offered up their Jia family as a mascot.

But now it seems that Long Live has been suppressing himself and has not given himself a knighthood, and now he is doing this trick again. Is this to use himself?

If it was the former, Jia Amnesty was still worried, whether the emperor still remembered that he was the old man of the old Prince Yizhong, so he didn't want to use him, and only used him as a mascot or decoration.

But if it's the latter...

That's really hard work!

Thinking of this, Jia Amnesty's heart felt hot.

For the one in front, the Jia family is nothing more than an empty title. If it is the latter, it means that the Jia family not only has a title, but also has real power!

Thinking that he wasted most of his life, getting old and seeing his grandson reach the age, and actually won the spring of his career, Jia Shen's heart became brighter.

He sat on the grand teacher's chair above, and motioned to his wife and daughter to let them take their seats, Fang said: "Second girl, tell me about it. What would you do if it were you?"

Although Jia Amnesty also had a rough plan in mind, he had hardly dealt with the current emperor a few times, so he felt a little guilty.As for his daughter, she seemed to be quite popular with the emperor, so it was not bad to listen to his daughter's opinion.

At least ask for peace of mind.

Jia Yan thought for a while and said, "Father, do you still remember the last sentence that Long Live came to our humble garden that day?"

If it's your father, then it's not just that.

This is the emperor's golden words.

When Jia Yan said this, Jia Amnesty immediately jumped up:

"Long live, is this disliking us for being unfavorable in the promotion of sweet potatoes?"

Jia Yan said: "Father, according to my daughter, if it was the beginning of last year, Wansui really needed someone to plant a large number of sweet potatoes, so that Wansui could fill the treasury with sweet potatoes and have money to feed the soldiers and civilians at the border."

Jia Amnesty immediately understood: "But this year, Long Live has asked Yun'er to go to Datong to be the master bookkeeper, and Guan Jun will grow sweet potatoes."

Jia Yan said: "It's not just that. In the past, the adults in the imperial court did not realize the goodness of sweet potatoes. Last year, the Lord Xiangguo saw the high yield of sweet potatoes in our humble garden. Therefore, I am afraid that this year the country will grow sweet potatoes everywhere. , and even in some places, people are forced to grow sweet potatoes..."

Jia Amnesty immediately frowned, and said, "Sweet potatoes can't be taxed! If people are forced to grow them, wouldn't that harm the people?!"

And in the end, there must be someone in the court who will give a book, saying that sweet potatoes should not be planted on a large scale.

Although the emperor would definitely refute it, this kind of thing is disgusting enough.

More importantly, this kind of thing will happen again when there are other good foods in the future.

The Central Plains has a vast land and rich resources, but why do the common people say that the common people are suffering? It is because of this!

As always, one crash leads to another.

If Jia Yan knew what Jia She was thinking, he would definitely say that whether it is an agricultural economy, a capital economy, or a planned economy, in fact, from a certain point of view, they are all the same.

Human society is like this, struggling and groping forward, and only then will there be such a splendid civilization.

This process cannot be ignored, nor can it be skipped. It can only depend on the coordinated development of the government and officials, the central government and the local government.

And what she can do is to mediate from it, reduce the loss of the country and the people, and reap some benefits for herself by the way.

Jia Yan said: "Father, according to my daughter, Wansui is acting a little impatient today."

"You mean, some people will do what they like, and end up harming the common people, causing the common people to live in poverty even though it is a good harvest year?"

"Yes." Jia Yan nodded, and said, "Actually, this matter had already begun before Jia Yucun filled the vacancy."

"Huh? Tell me in detail."

"Yes, father." Jia Yan sorted out his words briefly, and said, "Father, because this Jiayu village filled the vacancy of the prefect of Yingtian, my daughter checked his biography. Although it is said outside, this Jiayu village is Borrowing the power of our family and the Wang family, he became the magistrate of Yingtian as the dismissed county magistrate, but my daughter knows that the county magistrate is the seventh rank, while Yingtian is the accompanying capital. At the same level, two levels higher than the general magistrate, and even the official position of the third rank. If our family has such ability, can decide the candidate for the prefect of Yingtian, then the second uncle will not sit in the position of Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Industry To this day, my elder brother will not be married and spend two years working as a slave at home."

Jia Amnesty said, "You mean, this Jia Yucun got the attention of the superior?"

When he said this, Jia Amnesty couldn't help but look at Wen Fengyi who was sitting on the embroidered pier behind.

He is very clear.Every move of the daughter, these two Fengyi will definitely spread to the palace.

Jia Yan said: "Yes. My daughter has learned about the past of Jia Yucun. It is said that he was dismissed because he offended others because he did not flatter Shangfeng."

Jia Amnesty immediately understood what Jia Yan meant.

Probably because of Jia Yucun's past experience, the emperor took a special fancy to him and asked him to be the magistrate of Yingtian.

"You mean, this Jia Yu Village doesn't deserve its name?"

Jia Yan shook her head and said, "How does my daughter know about this? My daughter is not a man, and she keeps an eye on official affairs every day. My daughter can only watch Wansui's actions from here."

"Then keep talking."

"Yes, father." Jia Yan paused, and said, "Daughter guessed, Wansui saw Jia Yucun's behavior, and that's why he was promoted exceptionally. Therefore, my daughter thought, what Wansui needs is the kind who can serve the country and the people." , A person who can really do things. Long live was short of money and food before, but Yun'er did a good job, and spent 1000 taels of silver to accomplish things that 1 taels of silver might not be able to do, so Long live made an exception. As long as Yun If you continue to do well, Long Live will naturally have high officials and generous salary. But this year, what Wan Live needs to worry about is not not enough sweet potatoes, but too much sweet potatoes, which will hurt the common people.”

"What do you mean, what should we do?"

Jia Yan said categorically: "We will buy sweet potatoes in large quantities. If we are worried that the sweet potatoes will rot, we will turn the sweet potatoes into wine! The lees of the sweet potatoes can also be used to feed pigs!"

Jia She said: "But, will this matter, will it be too eye-catching?"

Jia Yan said: "Father, outside, is there a ban on alcohol this year?"

Jia She said: "It was promulgated the year before last, but it hasn't been canceled this year."

Jia Yan said: "If this is the case, when the time comes, the father or the elder brother will quietly submit a cover letter to remind Long Live. What the daughter wants to talk about here is another matter."

Jia Amnesty was still slandering just now: No need for your father or brother to remind you secretly, after today, Long Live will definitely know.

But when Jia Yan said there was one more thing, Jia Amnesty immediately pricked up his ears.

"You said."

Jia Yan said: "Father, when Wansui came to our house last time, my daughter paid attention. Wansui seemed to be very interested in the chicken and duck breeding and controlling locust plagues that my daughter said."

Jia She said: "But, this, didn't you do it in the first year of last year? And you may not know if it will work or not."

Jia Yan said: "Father, whether it works or not is one thing, but a family like ours, like those ordinary people, will not be able to live without a year's harvest?"

Jia Amnesty shook his head, and said, "Even if the harvest has not been paid for five years, the food and clothing of your sisters will not be short at home."

Jia Yan said with a smile: "But father, people like us don't need to care about this matter. But if the harvest is not paid for five consecutive years, the people outside will definitely rebel!"

Panicked, Jia She hurriedly covered her mouth:

"Bah, bah, bah! How can you say such things? Do you think I don't know? Your wife doesn't know? Everyone knows! It's just you! You don't know the taboo!"

Jia Yan pulled his father's thick palm away, smiled slyly, and said, "Father, this is what my daughter wants to say. I have counted those dynasties over and over again. Once there is a big locust plague, no matter how ridiculous the emperor, unless he I want to find death, otherwise I will have to punish myself. Therefore, the kings of all dynasties have a headache for this locust plague. If we can really succeed, even if it is just to control those locust plagues in a few counties, you say, Long Live will think so... ..."

Jia She said, "Are you confident in this?"

"Anyway, the worst is the same as now."

Jia Amnesty thought for a while and said, "Buy small villages in various places, and then use earthworms, maggots, and chickens to raise chickens and ducks?"

"There are also pigs! That can be raised with sweet potato vines, sweet potato distiller's grains, and grass."

"Yes, yes, yes! There are also pigs! Girl, you can write me a charter later..."

Jia Yan smiled and said, "It's already ready."

Saying that, she asked someone to go to her room, and took out the locked camphorwood box with thin mother-of-pearl ruyi cloud patterns from the locked black lacquered huanghuali cabinet. "

She has already sorted out the brochures about this chicken, duck and pig farm.

More importantly, after sweet potato wine is brewed, shochu can be distilled, and maggot shells from maggot raising workshops can be used as sutures for sewing wounds.

It's just that these two things are related to the army, even if there is only a piece of paper missing, she will have to disclose it in two years.

As for now, let's get these farms up first.

As for shochu, you can ask Jia Yun, who is far away in Datong, to help buy the coal you need.